Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ackmen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ackmen and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ackmen

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ackmen:
  • 37.567038, -108.767182
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ackmen

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Montezuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
  • Since Ackmen is near Dolores County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dolores County
  • eBird sighting report for San Juan County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ackmen ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Dolores
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
  • Dolores is located in Montezuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolores <1>
• Dove Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
  • Dove Creek is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <1>
• Lewis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <1>
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <1>
• Stoner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
  • Stoner is located in Montezuma County
• Yellow Jacket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Jacket
  • Yellow Jacket is located in Montezuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Jacket <1>

How Far From Ackmen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ackmen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ackmen once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Ackmen and extending to:

• Cortez, which is the Seat of Montezuma County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ackmen to Cortez, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,873 miles [12,670.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/